My favorite quote has always been that " Happiness is a journey not a destination" because it made me see that its not where you end up in life, it's the growth and memories that make you realize how good of a life you've had. For example, a business man works hard to have a successful business, obtain money, create new ideas and in the end his time will end and his only idea of happiness was just the result of his happiness not the process. Where will that money go, the hard work, the effort? The process of his success or his idea of happiness was suppose to be the journey through his happiness in his life. Rather than making a destination to happiness he shoulder smiled everyday because his life was already good. He should have already been happy because of his journey through his life. Life can not be seen as a plan,destination or end result. Unexpected things happen and those are the times when you have to cherish and grow in the moments of unpredictable paths. Life is not a game or a planner in your black berry. Life is full of twists and turns. Sometimes you'll find that wanting to be happy is like a chasing a butterfly, when you do not have to chase anyone or anything to be happy, it's there already. All one has to do is look around and be thankful. Nothing is ever perfect or horrible. I have always thought that I needed to have money or fame to be happy. I needed to satisfy my craving for satisfaction of attention and love. I had a plan to become famous and be filthy rich so I could achieve my destination to happiness. Happiness was already there, my family, friends, memories, experiences, and dreams. God gave me a wonderful life. I was healthy, loved, talented, and had a clean life. Every bad moment made the good things even better. My life was a gift that was beautiful. I was blessed with opportunities and privileges. What more did I need? My journey was full of smiles, tears, laughs, mistakes, achievements, failures. Happiness is the definition to my journey. Happiness can only been realized if the person has gone through everything mentioned. Appreciation has much to do with happiness and dealing with the bad times. Therefore, enjoy life and every aspect of it.
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